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Prime Minister's Office
Delegation of SGPC with Minister of Food Processing Industries calls on Prime Minister
A delegation led by Union Minister for Food Processing Industries Smt. Harsimrat Kaur Badal, today called on Prime Minister Shri. Narendra Modi. The delegation also consisted of members from Shiromani Gurdwara Parbandhak Committee.
The delegation thanked the Prime Minister for Union Government’s scheme ‘SevaBhojYojna’ , which will reimburse the Central Share of CGST and IGST on items for Langar and Prasad, offered free of cost by Charitable Religious Institutions including Gurdwaras.
The delegation also thanked the Prime Minister for the series of measures taken by the Union Government to ease the burden on Sugarcane farmers.
Ministry of Micro,Small & Medium Enterprises
MSME Technology Centres Contributing in A Big Way in Fight Against COVID19
The country right now is fighting with novel corona virus at many levels. Eighteen operational Technology centres, autonomous bodies under Ministry of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises , are also playing their role and contributing in the fight with COVID19.
Central Footwear Training Institute  Chennai procured and installed hot sealing machine for job work of sealing masks and Medical gowns. After job work on this machine, Shri Health Care, Chennai became approved supplier of Ministry of Health. CFTI CHENNAI will bring two more machines from industry to escalate the production of Masks and Medical gowns which has already started on 4th April 2020.
MSME Technology Centre, Hyderabad is developing a prototype of VENTILATOR. It is electro mechanical ventilator based on sensors. First prototype will be ready soon. SME TC, Aurangabad has developed 3D prototype of Face mask. It is in touch with local hospital for validation.
Central Tool Room and Training Centre  Kolkata is developing a simple and low cost ventilator system in consultation with Sagar Datta Super speciality hospital, who have agreed to test it and also handhold during application trials. Some pneumatic components are ordered on line, awaiting arrival for final assembly of prototype. It also developed Face shield prototype. It will start production , at Rs. 15 to 20 per piece.
MSME Technology Centre, Kannauj started manufacturing Alcohol based sanitizers and supplied to DM, Farrukhabad. It will also supply to Railways and other organisations.
Institute for Design of Electrical Measuring Instruments  is developing ion based sanitizer. This is also on research paper of BARC. If this is successful it will have multiple applications.
MSME Technology Centre, Hyderabad, Bhubaneswar and Jamshedpur will manufacture components for 650 Corona Testing Kits. Each Kit consists of 20 hardware components. 1st set of parts will be ready soon at Bhubaneswar. Once okayed, the production will start at various TCs.
AMTZ needs 10000 components for ventilators. The drawings have been circulated to prepare press tools. GM, TC Bhubaneswar has allocated work of making tools and components to various TCs viz. CTR, Ludhiana, IDEMI, Indo German Tool Room , Aurangabad, Kolkotta and IDTR, Jamshedpur. TCs have been requested to expedite the work.
ESTC Ramnagar designed IV Stand. Motivated 70 mfrs for COVID-19 products to register on GeM. ESTC hostel is converted as Shelter home for 80 migrant labours. MSME Technology Center, Bhiwadi and TC, Jamshedpur offered vacant rooms for establishing isolation centres.
Process and Product Development Center  AGRA and IGTR INDORE jointly plan for hospital furniture. The preparation of design details are in the process. PPDC, Meerut fabricated Face masks and distributed free of cost. CFTI Agra fabricated Medical Gowns for M/s Ramsons, Agra. It will also fabricate triple layered Face masks.
Ministry of Law and Justice
Cabinet approves Proposal for Promulgation of the Muslim Women , Second Ordinance, 2019
The Union Cabinet, chaired by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi, has given its approval to the following proposals:
- Promulgation of an Ordinance, namely the Muslim Women  Second Ordinance, 2019, as per Appendix-III  under clause  of article 123 of the Constitution; and
- Move necessary official amendments in the Muslim Women  Bill, 2018 pending in Rajya Sabha to replace the aforesaid Ordinance with such modifications of drafting and consequential nature as may be considered necessary.
Benefits:
The proposed Ordinance will protect the rights of married Muslim women and prevent divorce by the practice of instantaneous and irrevocable ‘talaq-e-biddat’ by their husbands. It will discourage the practice of triple talaq i.e. talaq-e-biddat. Promulgation of the proposed Ordinance will provide the rights of subsistence allowance, custody of minor children to victims of triple talaq i.e. talaq-e-biddat.
Special Service and Features
Postal Department organizing a “Summer Camp” through Online mode in the month of May 2021
Philately being “The King of hobbies” is referred to as collection and study of postage stamps have nurtured the young minds. By becoming a stamp collector, one can learn about the multifarious roles of postage stamp as it has great educational importance. To sow the Stamp Collection as a hobby in the minds of Children, Philatelic Bureau, Anna Road HPO, Chennai 600 002 is organizing a “Summer Camp” through Online mode in the month of May 2021 in the following Sessions.
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Sessions
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Period of Camp
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Timings
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1.
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Batch 1
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05.05.2021 – 07.05.2021
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10.30-12.30
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2.
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Batch 2
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11.05.2021 – 13.05.2021
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10.30-12.30
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Batch 3
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19.05.2021 – 21.05.2021
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10.30-12.30
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Batch 4
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26.05.2021 – 28.05.2021
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10.30-12.30
Philatelic activities like introduction to Philately as hobby, Preparation of Stamp exhibits, Letter writing exercises, A short film on field visit to Post Office etc., will be the part of the summer Camp.
Eligibility Criteria:
- Interested Children between age 8 to 14  may enroll for this camp by paying a registration fee of Rs.250/- per individual. The allotment for the session will depend on the motto “First Come First Serve only”. The Modification for the Session will not be encouraged.
- Entry fee should be sent through Cheque/Demand Draft Only. Drawn in favour of The Chief Postmaster, Anna Road HPO, Chennai 600 002. The entry fee should be sent along with the Application in the format mentioned below, through Speed post of Registered post only, addressed to “The Chief Postmaster, Anna Road HPO, Chennai 600 002”. Last date for receipt of Entry fee and application is 20.04.2021 and the late entry will not be accepted.
- Entry fee will be utilized for the following:
- For opening of Philately Deposit Account in the name of Participant, through which New release of Commemorative Stamps will be dispatched to the participant until it is exhausted. The account can be Recharged further by the Children in due course.
- Besides, the Philatelic materials required for Summer Camp will be sent to the Participant by Post.
- Batches/Sessions will be allotted by this end and will be communicated through email along with the “Line for Webinar” created for Summer Camp.
- On Completion of Summer Camp, Participation Certificates will be sent to the Participants by Post.
This is stated in a press release issued by the Shri. Kumar, Chief Postmaster, Anna Road HPO, Chennai 600 002
Ministry of Housing & Urban Affairs
MoHUA launches the ‘City Beauty Competition’
Wards/public spaces to be judged on accessibility, amenities, aesthetics & ecology, etc.
Shortlisted beautiful public spaces under Waterfronts, Green spaces, tourist/ heritage spaces and market/commercial places category to be felicitated with State/National level awards
The ‘City Beauty Competition’ portal https://citybeautycompetition.in has been made live by the Ministry on April 26, 2023. Urban Local Bodies  across the country can participate in this competition through an online process. The objective of the competition is to encourage and recognize the transformational efforts made by cities and wards across the country to create beautiful, innovative and inclusive public spaces.
Under this competition, wards and public spaces in cities would be judged against five broad pillars viz.,  accessibility  amenities  activities  aesthetics and  ecology. The competition would felicitate the most beautiful wards and public spaces in the cities. While selected wards would be felicitated at the city and State levels, the top most beautiful public spaces in the cities under four categories viz. Waterfronts, Green spaces, tourist/ heritage spaces and market/commercial places would first be felicitated at the State level and the shortlisted entries would thereafter be considered for National level awards.
The last date for participating in the ‘City Beauty Competition’ is July 15, 2023. The participating ULBs can submit the required data/documents  through the online facility created on https://citybeautycompetition.in. Administrative Staff College of India  as the knowledge partner will provide handholding support to Wards / ULBs / States in this exercise.
The City Beauty Competition provides a unique opportunity to the wards and cities to showcase their interventions towards creating beautiful public spaces. The competition would promote heritage and culture, sustainable communities and ecological conservation and would also encourage peer learning among states and cities.
Ministry of Heavy Industries
966,363 electric vehicles presently on road across the country
GST on electric vehicles reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles reduced from 18% to 5%.
In order to promote adoption of hybrid and electric vehicles in the country, the Government launched the Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of  Electric Vehicles in India  Scheme since 2015 on pan India basis. Presently, Phase-II of FAME India Scheme is being implemented for a period of 5 years w.e.f. 01st April, 2019 with a total budgetary support of Rs. 10,000 crores.
Further, following steps have been taken by the Government for adoption of electric vehicles in the country:
- The Government on 12th May, 2021 approved a Production Linked Incentive  scheme for manufacturing of Advanced Chemistry Cell  in the country in order to bring down prices of battery in the country. Drop in battery price will result in cost reduction of electric vehicles.
- Electric Vehicles are covered under Production Linked Incentive  scheme for Automobile and Auto Components, which was approved on 15th September 2021 with a budgetary outlay of Rs. 25,938 crore for a period of five years.
- GST on electric vehicles has been reduced from 12% to 5%; GST on chargers/ charging stations for electric vehicles has been reduced from 18% to 5%.
- Ministry of Road Transport & Highways  announced that battery-operated vehicles will be given green license plates and be exempted from permit requirements.
- MoRTH issued a notification advising states to waive road tax on EVs, which in turn will help reduce the initial cost of EVs.
As per the e-vahan portal , the detailed list of electric vehicles on roads, State/UT- ANNEXURE.
ANNEXURE
State wise number of electric vehicles as on 31-01-2022
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State Name
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Grand Total
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Andaman & Nicobar Island
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159
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Arunachal Pradesh
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20
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Assam
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47,947
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Bihar
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64,241
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Chandigarh
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1,931
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Chhattisgarh
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13,428
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Delhi
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132,302
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Goa
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1,686
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Gujarat
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17,593
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Haryana
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26,780
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Himachal Pradesh
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711
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Jammu and Kashmir
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1,527
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Jharkhand
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12,171
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Karnataka
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82,046
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Kerala
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15,022
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Ladakh
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5,496
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Maharashtra
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58,815
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Manipur
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540
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Meghalaya
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28
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Mizoram
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20
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Nagaland
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171
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Odisha
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12,282
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Puducherry
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1,614
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Punjab
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10,142
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Rajasthan
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53,141
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Sikkim
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2,425
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Tamil Nadu
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50,296
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Tripura
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7,593
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UT of DNH and DD
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277
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Uttar Pradesh
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276,217
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Uttarakhand
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25,451
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West Bengal
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44,291
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Grand Total
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966,363
The details given are for digitized vehicle records as per centralized Vahan 4 and data for Andhra Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Telangana, and Lakshadweep has not been provided as they are not in centralized Vahan 4.
This information was given by the Minister of State for Heavy Industries Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar in a written reply in the Rajya Sabha today.
Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition of shareholding in Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited by Reliance New Energy Solar Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition of shareholding in Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited by Reliance New Energy Solar Limited. The proposed combination envisages acquisition of 40% of the equity share capital of Sterling and Wilson Renewable Energy Limited   by Reliance New Energy Solar Limited . However, acquisition can go up to 51.07% of equity share capital of SWREL in the eventuality of full acceptance of the open offer.
RNESL is wholly owned subsidiary of Reliance Industries Limited , which is the ultimate holding company for entities belonging to the RIL group . RNESL is a newly incorporated entity and does not offer any products or services in India. RIL Group has presence in sectors such as hydrocarbon exploration and production, petroleum refining and marketing, petrochemicals, retail and digital services.
SWREL is claimed to be a global pure-play, end to end solar engineering, procurement and construction  solutions provider in India and over 25 countries globally. In India, SWREL is engaged in provision of solar EPC solutions and operation and maintenance services, including for projects constructed by third parties.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
Ministry of Education
In order to enhance multidisciplinary approach in teaching and to sensitize the new generation, CBSE has introduced Artificial Intelligence  as a subject in class IX from the session 2019-20 – Education Minister
The Central Board of Secondary Education  has informed that in order to enhance multidisciplinary approach in teaching, learning and to sensitize the new generation, Artificial Intelligence  has been introduced as a subject in class IX from the session 2019-20 in its affiliated Schools.
CBSE has collaborated with several organizations such as Intel, IBM, Microsoft, Private Schools, etc for designing the curriculum and textbook material of the Subject. Also 41 training programmes on Artificial Intelligence have been conducted in schools affiliated with CBSE at various parts of the country in which 1690 participants  have been trained. Artificial Intelligence has been introduced in classes VIII, IX, X& XI in schools affiliated with CBSE.
All India Council for Technical Education  which is a regulatory body for technical education under Ministry of Education,under its scheme, National Educational Alliance for Technology  selected Ed-Tech companies who are providing AI based personalized adaptive learning solutions in various disciplines. AICTE has introduced AI and Data Science as a discipline in Engineering programs in many Institutes. Various IITs and IIITs are running courses on AI.
AICTE started conducting Faculty Development Programs  with the help of Industry and Institute of National repute. So far 250 FDPs have been conducted in thrust areas including AI. Also, with the coordination of CBSE, school teachers were also allowed in some of the FDPs conducted in AI. Ministry of Education - AICTE established an innovation Cell at AICTE. The cell has constituted 1600 innovation councils in Higher Education Institutions. Regular innovation activities are being conducted in these Innovation Councils at Institutes in coordination with Ministry of Education - AICTE Innovation cell. All the IIITs have established incubation centres to promote innovation among its students.
The Government has been emphasizing the need for promoting research that is socially relevant and is of use to the end users. For this purpose, two schemes, namely Impacting Research Innovation and Technology  and UchhatarAviskarYojana  have been launched. IMPRINT focuses on research in higher educational institutions wherein the cost of the project is met to the extent of 50% by the Ministry of Education and the remaining 50% by the Participating Ministry/ Department. UAY promotes industry sponsored, outcome-oriented research projects. The projects cost under UAY is met to the extent of 50% by the Ministry of Education and 25% each by the industry and the participating Ministry/ Department.
This information was given by the Union Minister for Human Resource Development, Shri Ramesh Pokhriyal ‘Nishank’ in a written reply in the RajyaSabha today.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
MSP Operations during Kharif Marketing Season 2020-21
In the ongoing Kharif Marketing Season  2020-21, Government continues to procure Kharif 2020-21 crops at MSP from farmers as per existing MSP Schemes.
Paddy procurement for Kharif 2020-21 is continuing smoothly in the procuring States & UTs of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Telangana, Uttarakhand, Tamil Nadu, Chandigarh, Jammu & Kashmir, Kerala, Gujarat, Andhra Pradesh, Chhattisgarh, Odisha, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Bihar, Jharkhand, Assam,Karnataka and West Bengal with purchase of over 532.79 LMTs of paddy up to 09.01.2021.This is an increase of 26.50% against the last year corresponding purchase of 421.15 LMT. Out of the total purchase of 532.79LMT, Punjab alone has contributed 202.77 LMT which is 38.05% of total procurement.
About 70.84 Lac farmers have already been benefitted from the ongoing KMS procurement Operations with MSP value of Rs. 100591.96 Crore.
Further, based on the proposal from the States, approval was accorded for procurement of 51.66 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Kharif Marketing Season 2020 for the States of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Maharashtra, Telangana, Gujarat, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Odisha, Rajasthan and Andhra Pradesh under Price Support Scheme . Further, sanction for procurement of 1.23 LMT of Copra  for the States of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Tamil Nadu and Kerala was also given. Also, sanction for procurement of 2.50 LMT of Pulse and Oilseeds of Rabi Marketing Season 2020-2021 for the States of Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, was given. For other States/UTs, approval will also be accorded on receipt of proposals for procurement of Pulses, Oilseeds and Copra under PSS so that procurement of FAQ grade of these crops can be made at notified MSP for the year 2020-21 directly from the registered farmers, if the market rate goes below MSP during the notified harvesting period in the respective States/UTs by the Central Nodal Agencies through State nominated procuring agencies.
Upto 09.01.2021, the Government through its Nodal Agencies has procured283343.27 MT of Moong, Urad, Groundnut Pods and Soybean having MSP value of Rs.1515.77 Crores benefitting 151180 farmers in Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Haryana and Rajasthan.
Similarly, 5089 MT of copra  having MSP value of Rs.52.40 crore has been procured benefitting 3961 farmers in Karnataka and Tamil Nadu upto 09.01.2021 as against the last year corresponding purchase of 293.34 MT of copra. In respect of Copra and Urad, rates are ruling above MSP in most of the major producing States. The respective State/UTs Governments are making necessary arrangements for commencement of procurement from the date as decided by the respective States based on the arrivals in respect of Kharif Pulses and Oilseeds.
Procurement operations of seed cotton  under MSP are going on smoothly in the States of Punjab, Haryana, Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Telangana, Andhra Pradesh, Odisha and Karnataka. Till 09.01.2021 a quantity of 8230048 cotton bales valuing Rs.24095.72 Crore has been procured benefitting 1602107 farmers.
Ministry of Finance
Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance achieves phenomenal success towards eliminating Domestic Black Money in last three years; 23064 searches/surveys have been conducted ; More than Rs. 1.37 Lakh Crore of tax evasion has been detected  among others.
Concerted & co-ordinated actions of Law Enforcement Agencies  under the Department of Revenue have achieved phenomenal success in fighting the menace of black money during the last three years.
The period has witnessed unprecedented enforcement actions in direct & indirect taxes. While 23064 searches / surveys have been conducted ; more than Rs. 1.37 lakh crore of tax evasion has been detected . Simultaneously, criminal prosecutions were launched in 2814 cases  and 3893 persons were placed under arrest. 
The Enforcement Directorate intensified its anti money laundering actions by registering 519 cases and conducting 396 searches. Arrests were made in 79 cases and properties worth Rs.14,933 crore were attached.
The Benami prohibition law which remained in-operative for last 28 years was made operational through a comprehensive amendment with effect from November, 2016. More than 245 benami transactions have already been identified. Provisional attachments of properties worth Rs.55 crore have already been made in 124 cases.
Relevant laws and rules have been streamlined & tightened, plugging the loopholes and strengthening the penal provisions. Effective steps were taken to track & curb cash transactions through various means like penalising cash transaction of more than Rs.2 lakh; limiting allowable cash expense up-to Rs.10000 only; making Aadhaar mandatory for obtaining PAN & filing of income tax returns; making PAN mandatory for cash deposits above Rs.50,000; compulsory linking of PAN with bank accounts; prohibiting cash of Rs.20,000 or more in transfer of immovable property by imposition of a penalty of an equal amount and mandatory reporting of cash deposits above Rs.2.5 lakh in savings accounts and Rs.12.5 lakh in current account during 9 November to 30 December 2016.
Crackdown against thousands of shell companies engaged in nefarious activities was effected through enforcement actions  by the LEAs . During the last three financial years , Income Tax investigations led to detection of more than 1155 shell companies / entities used as conduits by over 22,000 beneficiaries. The amount involved in non-genuine transactions of such beneficiaries was more than Rs. 13,300 crore. The Ministry of Corporate Affairs has issued more than a lakh notices for striking off names of defunct / non-compliant companies. A High powered group has been set-up for co-ordinating and monitoring the actions taken by departments concerned with the objective of eliminating the conduits of black money generation and application.
The relentless crusade against black money will get further intensified in the coming days making the tax evaders & money launderers realise that they have to pay a heavy cost for their deviant behaviour.
Prime Minister's Office
PM to address closing ceremony of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam on 26th April
Programme carries forward vision of PM to promote the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat
It provides an opportunity for Saurashtrian Tamils to reconnect with their roots
Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi will address the closing ceremony of Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam on 26th April at 10:30 AM via video conferencing.
The genesis of the programme lies in the vision of the Prime Minister of promoting the spirit of Ek Bharat Shreshtha Bharat through initiatives which bring out and help rediscover the age-old links between people in different parts of the country. With this in mind, the Kashi Tamil Sangamam was organised earlier. The Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam takes forward this vision by celebrating the shared culture and heritage between Gujarat and Tamil Nadu.
Centuries ago, many people migrated to Tamil Nadu from the Saurashtra region. The Saurashtra Tamil Sangamam provided an opportunity for Saurashtrian Tamils to reconnect with their roots. The 10-day confluence saw more than 3000 Saurashtrian Tamils come to Somnath on a special train. The programme began on 17th April, with its closing ceremony now being held on 26th April at Somnath.